Chapter 700: Things in the Central Plains are too expensive!
Agula held the simple map given by the concierge in his hand and sighed.
After all, he still couldn't really go to Anding County Hou Yiben.
The people of the Central Plains themselves are very repulsive to people from places such as the grasslands and Tibet, and they call them barbarians.
There's nothing you can do about it, who can let others be better than them?
Nowadays, Agula's grassland mission can be said to have no relatives in the Chu Kingdom. Only the Marquis of Anding County is willing to put aside his prejudice and reciprocate the favor. He also talks happily and thinks about their grassland in every way.
If we continue to offend someone without knowing what is right, wouldn't their grassland mission be criticized by thousands of people in the Central Plains?
Not worth it.
The people of the Central Plains attach great importance to the inheritance of blood. It is very basic for them to hold a three-day banquet for their descendants, let alone someone like the Marquis of Anding County who likes to stay at home.
Since the Marquis of Anding County was unwilling to put down his children and talk to them at this time, they should just wait.
Anyway, the mission cannot go back until Khan buys back the Glazed Wolf King.
The Grassland Mission was not in a hurry, and Xu Qing in the Anding Marquis Mansion was naturally even less anxious.
Of course, Xu Qing had no time to worry about negotiating an alliance at this time. Anyway, the talks would definitely break down in the end, so he might as well spend more time with Ning'er at home.
It is completely meaningless if a child cannot play when he is born.
Inside the Inn
Wan Yanchengji looked at Agula and said: "You have been staying in this post house these days without even talking to Chu State. Have you forgotten the mission given to us by the Great Khan? We
We are not here specifically to buy the Glazed Wolf King, we are here to form an alliance with Chu State!"
Agula said, "He is playing with the children at home now. He doesn't want to talk about it. What can you do?"
Wan Yancheng said: "Then I will submit a report to the emperor and accuse him of dereliction of duty!"
Agula said, "You have taken over our only ally in the Central Plains. From now on, in the Chu country, we will all be enemies."
Wan Yanchengji gritted his teeth and said, "Then let their emperor find another person to negotiate the covenant. We can't just waste it like this!"
Agula shook his head and said, "I've asked."
Wanyan Chengji asked, "What did the emperor say?"
Agula said: "The Emperor of Chu State said that his State of Chu was in trouble last year and the year before last. It was in dire straits and was waiting for improvement. All the officials had important positions, so they had no choice but to dispatch the marquis from Anding County to negotiate with us."
Wanyan Chengji sighed and said, "What should we do?"
Agula gritted his teeth and said, "If that doesn't work, prepare a generous gift for me tomorrow! People in the Central Plains value etiquette, but I don't believe they can turn a blind eye even if I offer such a generous gift!"
Wan Yanchengji gritted his teeth and said, "Are we just going to give gifts to a Central Plains person over and over again?!"
Agula sighed and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Don't think too much about it. Just do as the Romans do."
Wan Yanchengji punched the table, and the table immediately fell apart. The porcelain cups and teacups on the table were also thrown to the ground and shattered, but in the end he could only sigh.
Just at this moment, the tea boy came in to replace the tea. The tea in his hand had disappeared, and he could only look at Agula and Wanyan Chengji helplessly.
Wan Yanchengji said with a stern face, "You are so unruly! If there is no table, can't you put tea on it?"
The boy serving tea shook his head and said, "No, my lord, the table you broke was worth five cents."
Wanyan Chengji's face suddenly darkened: "I am the envoy of the grassland!"
The boy serving tea: "Five coins."
Wanyan Chengji said angrily: "Is this the way you treat guests in the Central Plains?"
The boy serving tea said: "Originally, these tea cups are from your kiln, and they need to be engraved with two hundred and seventy-six taels of silver."
Wanyan Chengji: "..."
The boy serving the tea said: "My lord, envoy, you don't want to leave the impression that the prairie people are arrogant and unreasonable to the Chu State, right?"
Wanyan Chengji burst into tears at this moment. Damn it, what kind of shabby place is this in the Central Plains?
If you get angry without any money, you are not even qualified to throw things!
How come the cups and cups in Zhongyuan are so easy to break?
The price is too expensive...
After a while, the tea boy went out with satisfaction. Wan Yancheng, who had just paid out nearly three hundred taels, picked up the cup next to him and put it back angrily.
Agula sighed and said: "General Chengji should bear with it. Now that we have the Glazed Wolf King unearthed in the Central Plains, we must not cause trouble."
Nowadays, the grassland can ask for help from the Central Plains, especially the words of the Marquis of Anding County: When the Glazed Wolf King appears, the grassland will definitely prosper.
Combined with the current situation, it is even possible that this Glazed Wolf King was born from heaven.
Otherwise, how could manpower create such a huge glass?
Now not only are they in the grassland staring at the Glazed Wolf King, there are also a bunch of bald donkeys from Zhao State staring at him!
At this time, if they break up with the Chu State for a mere two hundred taels of silver, and the Chu State turns around and sells the Glazed Wolf King to the Zhao State, they will have no place to cry.
Wan Yanchengji gritted his teeth and said, "Two hundred and seventy-six taels! Things from the Central Plains are too expensive!"
He secretly swore that when they defeated the Zhou Kingdom on the grassland, he would definitely ask the Khan to be the vanguard to attack the Chu Kingdom!
The money he lost in Chu State today will be doubled sooner or later!
Andinghou Mansion
Xuan'er put Xiao Ning'er in the cradle and rocked it gently. Xiao Ning'er inside was sleeping soundly.
Xu Qing walked in and asked softly: "Where is the lady?"
Xuan'er also whispered: "Reply to my uncle, the lady has gone to the martial arts field."
Xu Qing nodded and walked towards the martial arts field.
In the martial arts arena
Su Qian casually tied her hair into a high ponytail, and was practicing her sword skills with the snow sword Xiao Ruxue gave her in her hand. Her eyes were cold, and the sword was like a dragon, as if it was unstoppable.
Then she threw the sword back into the scabbard that was placed vertically, but to her surprise, she missed the throw. The long sword fell directly on the stone bricks, making a sound of a blow after the handover of gold and stone.
Su Qian sighed, walked over and picked up the sword again, and then started practicing from the sword raising position.
Xu Qing, who had just entered the martial arts arena, saw this scene and quickly walked over and snatched the sword from Su Qian's hand: "Madam, what are you doing?"
Su Qian looked at the sword in Xu Qing's hand and said, "Husband, give it back to me!"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "I won't pay it back."
Su Qian hummed: "Anyway, we still have a lot of swords at home. If my husband doesn't return them, I'm going to get one."
Xu Qing sighed and said, "Madam, you can't exercise strenuously during this period. What are you doing?"
Su Qian said: "The advice you gave me is obviously to exercise moderately, so why don't you let me practice sword practice?"
Xu Qing said: "Are you doing moderate exercise?"
Su Qian snorted dissatisfied: "For me, this is just a moderate amount of exercise. In the past, it wasn't even a warm-up."
Xu Qing hugged Su Qian and said, "But I'm afraid because of my husband. Let's go eat something and rest before practicing, okay?"
Su Qian turned her head and said, "Not good..."
Xu Qing; "Why don't I feed you?"
Su Qian was finally pulled away from the martial arts arena by Xu Qing.